Feeding or watering trough.



No. 788,879. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

v J. H. LYON.

FEEDING OR WATERING TROUGH.

APPLIOATIOfi TILED JUNE 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES;

I Patented February 28, 1905;

PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE I-IUNT LYON, OF STURGEQN, MISSOURI.

FEEDING on wA'rEnme. THOUGH-i SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,879, dated February 28, 1905. Application filed June 2, 1904:. Serial No 210,909.

To all whom it nuty concern.-

Be it known that LJsssn HUNT LYON, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Sturgeon, in the county of Boone and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feeding or Watering 'Iroughs, of which the following is a specification.

stock, and more particularly to that classthereunder known as feed-troughs.

An object of the invention is to produce a device of thecharacter wherein the trough will be so divided into a plurality of sections Furthermore, an object of the inventionis to produce a device of this character that will be simple in construction, efficient in practice,

dividual sections, and 1f in any way the an1- and economical to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification,wherein like characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views illustrating the detailsof construction.

In the drawings, A denotes the bottom of the trough, 'B the sides thereof arranged on an incline, and C the ends, all connected together in any preferred or ordinary manner. Extending upwardly from and longitudinally of the center of the bottom is adividing board This invention relates to the care of live or wall D, secured at its ends to the ends 0 of the trough. This board or wall D extends a suitable distance above the ends C of the trough.

-Attached centrally of each end 0 is an upright F, which extends above the top of said sides G and above the wall D. This upright is provided with the diagonal braces or supports f, which hold said upright against any accidental displacement.- i

Interposed between the standards F and having their ends pivoted thereto by the bolts It are the inclined walls E E, having their lower edges terminating at the sides of the wall D. These lower edges do'not contact with the wall D, but are suitably spaced therefrom, thereby forming a passage-way on either side of said wall for the passage of any feed that may be put between the sides E, which form a hopper. g

Secured at one end to the wallsE of the hopper are a plurality of strips G, said, bars being-adapted to rest or bear near the opposite end' on the upper edge of the sides B. Bars 1 are secured to the under surface of the strip G and hold them suitably spaced. It is found preferable to have these bars I bear against the edge of the sides B. These strips G divide the trough into a series of inmal should be caught by the strips or get into the trough it will be easy for him to lift the strips and make his escape. M

This trough is intended mainly for hogs and may be used asa feed or water trough.

The construction, operation, and advantages will, it is thought, he understood from the foregoing description, it being noted that various changes may be made in the proportions and details of construction for successfully carrying the invention into practice without departing from the scope thereof.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character described, a trough, standards secured to the ends of the trough, a hopper, said hopper comprising walls pivotally secured to the standards, a partition for the trough extending between the lower edges of the walls of the hopper, said In testimony whereoflhave signed my name walls being normally in close proximity to to this specification in the presence of two sub- [0 but no; in (aontact with the partition, crossscribing witnesses.

bars a apte to bear against the trough, and v strips secured at one end to the lower edges JESbE U LYON of the walls and near their opposite ends to the Witnesses: cross-bars to hold the walls intheir normal JAMES FABRICIUS KEITH.

position. EMME'rr SENTINY STEWART. 

